Al-Tawbat Mosque

The Al-Tawbat mosque is a mosque in Tripoli, Lebanon.[1] It was a Mamluk construction built in the 14th century, however destroyed by a flood that occurred in year 1612. The mosque got restored during early Ottoman Period. An inscription tells about the construction and restoration by Husayn Pasha ibn Yusuf Sayfa, the governor of Tripoli.[2]

References
  1. Salam-Liebich, Hayat. The Architecture of the Mamluk City of Tripoli. pp. 93–100.
  2. Lebanon: Suggestions for the Plan of Tripoli and for the Surroundings of the Baalbek Acropolis: Report of the UNESCO Mission of 1953.

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